• Plans, coordinates, and directs quality program designed to ensure quality control and quality assurance of the production of products consistent with established standards. • Formulates and maintains quality objectives complementary to corporate policies and goals. • Interprets quality philosophy to key personnel in organization. • Develops and initiates standards and methods for inspection, testing, and evaluation. • Plans and oversees the analysis, inspection, design, test, and/or integration to assure the quality of assigned product or component. • Performs quality engineering reviews of design documentation for compliance with stated requirements. • Applies statistical process control (SPC) methods for analyzing data to evaluate the current process and process changes. • Decides whether to accept a product or continue business with a vendor based on a review by the quality assurance engineer. • Reviews all data obtained during all quality control and quality assurance activities to ensure consistency with company policies and procedures. • Develops new approaches to solve problems identified during quality activities. • Keeps management team abreast of significant issues or developments identified during quality activities and actions being taken to improve the situation. • Prepares and presents technical and program information to the management team. • Directs workers engaged in inspection and testing activities to ensure continuous control over materials, facilities, and products. • Maintains a working knowledge of government and industry quality codes and standards. • Designs and implements quality training programs to key personnel in conjunction with managers. • Investigates and adjusts customer complaints regarding quality.